Allie | A Strip District Senior Portrait Session

Allie | A Strip District Senior Portrait Session

Allie came in from Florida while on spring break. All week we had beautiful weather; perfect sunny, 70 degree days - until the day of her shoot. That morning it was snowing and windy. Unfortunately, we couldn't reschedule, because she was head back to Florida the next day. So we pushed on. Allie rocked a summer dress from her mom's store Whimsy on Fifth, and made me feel a little weak as I shivered in my scarf and winter coat!

We started out at Klavon's Ice Cream Parlor in the Strip to capture a vintage vibe (yes, ice cream during this freeeeeeeeezing cold shoot!). They made her a beautiful peach float to match her dress. Afterwards, we explored the Strip District, including stops at the tire yard, a parking garage, and the old produce terminal.

Mellon Park is classic. I love that Troy wore a suit for the first part of his senior portraits. There’s just something about a suit & the timelessness of the architecture. I love it. We ended his session along the North Shore to bring in that city vibe.

I had so much fun taking Olivia’s senior portraits down on the North Shore. The sunshine and her yellow dress were a match made in heaven.

Strip District & Oakland Senior Session | Janey

I had a blast photographing Janey. We ran all around Oakland and the Strip District to get these pictures (and even snuck in a smoke bomb or two). As the sun set, we ran to catch the city lights to end the evening.

Dane is a great hockey player, and he and his family wanted to highlight that during his senior session. Of course we had to go to PPG Paints Arena to start. We did his hockey portraits there, and then drove down to Station Square to get more of a city vibe. It was a busy night, and Dane put up with all the people watching like a champ! As per usual, we ended with some epic night shots along the river.

We did a lot of walking on this senior portrait session! The shoot kicked off with a hike down to the bottom of Panther Hollow for casual pictures. Then we drove to the Cathedral of Learning for some formal shots. Personally, I love when my senior guys come decked out in a full suit.

Olivia wanted a mix of city & garden for her senior pictures. So we started off her shoot at the walled garden at Mellon Park. It is always a classic location with elegant, curated gardens & architectural details. After just a short rain storm interrupted our session, we headed down to Point State Park to finish off the shoot. We had a gorgeous sunset to end the night!

Sophia brought me a fun idea for her senior portraits. We did half of her session at Phipps, and then did the other half of her session underwater! Definitely something unique that I had never done before. Putting my camera underwater for the first time was terrifying, but I had a blast. So excited to share these images!

Emily chose the Strip District for her city senior session. We had to work around some of the construction that is happening on Smallman, but there were plenty of amazing spots open. At the tire-yard, we used both smokebombs and sparklers for some fun elements. Luckily, we ended up with an amazing sunset to cap off the night!